tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post2823364555924971661..comments2008-06-29T22:36:59.301-04:00Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028bionicwoman2007@gmail.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-82863747311206341272008-06-29T22:36:00.000-04:002008-06-29T22:36:00.000-04:00Your flying saga is certainly one of rarity. I have been on several flights, and although I do have some stories, nothing like yours. <BR/><BR/>I just learned that my sister-in-law, who recently returned from vacation, which she flew to and from, had her jewelry stolen from her suitcase while awaiting her connecting flight. Yes, her NICE Tiffany jewelry, her expensive charm bracelets, her favorite rings, all gone! Yes, stolen by airline employees somewhere between the check in desk and when it was loaded onto the plane. And they also stole her husband's prescription medication. And the airline says they are not responsible for it! <BR/>While I would probably fly again, I will definitely put my jewelry and anything else expensive/valuable in my carry-on.<BR/><BR/>Joyce<BR/>friends with Jennifer, Laurie, and Mike.Tallahassee Lassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137803395917226693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-68720381124914832102008-06-22T03:45:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:45:00.000-04:00Mike,<BR/><BR/>How I wish I could have had your experience with losing your keys but I already have lost my keys at the township dump in a mountain of leaves and I can't seem to top that story. <BR/><BR/>I'm surprised I got home in one piece. I was seriously considering driving cross country after all of that. I have to say i am cured of flying. The only thing that is left for me to experience is a single engine plane and I am not going to put myself in that predicament anytime soon :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-78024764831504428982008-06-22T03:37:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:37:00.000-04:00Tammy,<BR/><BR/>Thank for stopping by! I hope your mom gets a huge kick out of it! I know my mom did and she has never flown. Something tells me I don't think she is ever going to now. :)<BR/><BR/>Wendi,<BR/><BR/>I cracked up when you said "too bad its not fiction!" LOL! That is truly a testament that I don't have to go far for inspiration. :) <BR/><BR/>John,<BR/><BR/>Oh c'mon! You can do it :) If I just went through mechanical problems, diverts, rescheduling, hell holes of an airport and a propeller plane to top it off, I have the utmost confidence that you can to :)<BR/><BR/>Rachel,<BR/><BR/>It is so nice to find someone that could relate to me. I was beginning to think that I was the only one!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-44438334664224758922008-06-22T03:28:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:28:00.000-04:00Tassie baby,<BR/><BR/>Believe me, my lesson is learned. No heels for flying. I am such a noob when it came to flying. I'm practically a pro now :) <BR/><BR/>Shari,<BR/><BR/>Tee-hee, you never know what I will be posting :) The trip back home was more normal in comparison to others.<BR/><BR/>Debbie/Steve,<BR/><BR/>I was told that but I was such a crazy wreck. The trip back home I did tell the agent and I got to board first. I had absolutely no problems with going through security. I kept my CI on and powered on. I was more concerned in contracting plantar warts from walking through the metal detector...<BR/><BR/>Trekker,<BR/>Oh how I pray you have a much easier flight to NJ then I did to Reno! :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-67241488731160865302008-06-22T03:20:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:20:00.000-04:00Karen,<BR/>LOL! Only me! :)<BR/><BR/>Sara,<BR/>I don't think I am going to fly continental again. Did you get compensated with some dinky coupon? :)<BR/><BR/>Kim,<BR/><BR/>Don't be afraid to fly!! What happened to me cannot possibly happen to someone else :) I cannot wait for Philly! I had such a blast at HLAA and SayWhat is only going to be an extension of that. Jennifer is so green at the gills that she can't come :(Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-26657107841497289782008-06-22T03:17:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:17:00.000-04:00Lane,<BR/><BR/>Oh dear! Geyser? UGH! The way my stomach was I would have probably hurled. I didn't really eat much on board the plane. I was a bit upset. Which was probably a good thing because I could stand to lose a few pounds ya know what I'm saying :)<BR/><BR/>I didn't even get a bag peanuts! I got free headsets and I stared at them like what the heck am I suppose to do with them!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-33758135606853350052008-06-22T03:15:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:15:00.000-04:00Val, there is no possible way that it could happen to you! I'm a target for this kind of stuff. I just knew deep in my heart something was going to go horribly wrong! LOL However, I made it :)<BR/><BR/>Claudia,<BR/><BR/>Believe me, there was times I wanted to claw my way out of that plane. You said it perfectly, I got the worst of it behind me and it is going to be smooth sailing. I am totally optimistic about this! Not cheerleader optimistic but optimistic enough! :)<BR/><BR/>David, I am so glad you enjoyed it :) We hope to see you making a similar flight to the convention next year :) There was quite a few fellow Canadians there! :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-56579224605992080902008-06-22T03:11:00.000-04:002008-06-22T03:11:00.000-04:00Ann_C,<BR/><BR/>Bless your little heart! I couldn't even imagine all of that :) <BR/><BR/>Robyn,<BR/><BR/>Eek... Think positive Robyn! It can't be much longer then my trip! :)<BR/><BR/>Bron,<BR/><BR/>I have an innane of dryer lint as well. :) Although you are the first that I have come across with a cinema phobia. I think I have been cured of my flying phobia HOWEVER I am not so keen about flying over water but apparently they have floaters for the plane. You can say I did some safety reading while I was in the air. :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-90886549218040464162008-06-21T22:10:00.000-04:002008-06-21T22:10:00.000-04:00Extraordinary. I've logged 130,000 miles in the past three years, and never once did I have an experience like that. <BR/><BR/>I guess my worst flying story is the time I lost my housekeys on a connection at O'Hare. I went to the lost and found, and they showed me a plexiglass box four feet high FULL OF KEYS. Mine weren't there, of course, but I had time to kill, so I asked what other things people lost. Everything, it turns out: eyeglasses, canes, false teeth, shoes, jewelry, underwear...everything turns up sooner or later in the lost and found.<BR/><BR/>How'd I get home? Friends picked me up, I had a spare housekey hidden away, I got a new car key from the dealer, I got a taxi back to the airport and rescued my car...it probably took me two days to get all my keys restored. <BR/><BR/>But nothing matches Abbie's story. Glad you got there in one piece, girl.<BR/><BR/>Mike ChorostMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10397002790874437015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-15985276348819713702008-06-20T14:12:00.000-04:002008-06-20T14:12:00.000-04:00LOL, you gotta love flying stories!Kareer Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791266212581594227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-19312758816823026792008-06-19T20:22:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:22:00.000-04:00Unbelievable! This story reminds me of my horrid travel experiences coming home from France last summer! This was such a well written story! I could totally feel your pains, but at the same time, it was a good read for a laugh!Rachelhttp://www.cochlearimplantonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-60939426006209950972008-06-19T20:13:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:13:00.000-04:00Well Abby, <BR/><BR/>I don't think I want to try the flying thing now, Your story just sealed my fate on that one! :)<BR/><BR/>Hope Vegas was good to youAlways gone Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02949108635878467023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-88790009780658450622008-06-19T15:36:00.000-04:002008-06-19T15:36:00.000-04:00Abbie! My goodness, girl. My hat is off to you!! I have no idea how you did all that without just collapsing into a hysterical mess (which is what I would've done...LOL). I haven't been on a plane since 1998 and now I have no desire to get on one ever again! :-)<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you finally made it and had a great time in Reno! Thanks for sharing your story, awful as it was, because you tell a GREAT story and this was very entertaining! (Too bad it wasn't fiction though, huh?!)<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Wendisuddensilencehttp://suddensilence.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-13228854038179857822008-06-19T15:04:00.000-04:002008-06-19T15:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for checking out my blog. You can add it to your blog roll if you'd like. Take care!Lucas'Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359518388037465144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-26102799074167480392008-06-19T11:55:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:55:00.000-04:00Be glad it wasn't a Sopwith Camel...LOL!!!Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719839672819338257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-42507133418074984512008-06-19T10:03:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:03:00.000-04:00Abbie,<BR/>This is the first I've seen your blog and you had me rolling! Thanks for the laughs, but sorry you had a bad first experience. My mom doesn't fly either, she'd rather drive across the country to come see us ... I'll have to share your post!<BR/><BR/>Tammytammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440760114820803415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-62222200149872818312008-06-19T02:20:00.000-04:002008-06-19T02:20:00.000-04:00Abbie, did you forget me calling you with my butt? or did you save that for another post? ;)Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10649007194044098187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-87964006979186938062008-06-18T22:53:00.000-04:002008-06-18T22:53:00.000-04:00OMG- So sorry, but that is the funniest post I've read in awhile ! I have flown TOO many times, and I spent many years in L.A., but I totally get your angst. Sorry it was not 'smooth sailing', but I loved the post :)<BR/><BR/>-MelissaLoudest Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343661791647770742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-55710196246099439492008-06-18T21:22:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:22:00.000-04:00I'm so glad you made it home safely, and without the horror you went through coming here to Reno. When you told me what happened, I kept picturing "Dante's Inferno", and every next thing that went wrong with your trip here was another lower circle in Hell! I've been on hundreds of flights in my lifetime, and have only had 2 really horrid experiences. As bad as they were, they don't come close to what you went through. I'd have been out of my skull if it'd taken 17 hours to make a flight that "normally" takes 5-6!! I won't be able to avoid thinking about what happened to you when I make my trip to NJ on July 1. Here's to hoping your next trip has no glitches!!trekker1NVhttp://openid.aol.com/trekker1NVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-11787734185013641762008-06-18T21:06:00.001-04:002008-06-18T21:06:00.001-04:00So sorry to hear of your bad experience of your first plane excursion. Did you know that you can tell the agent at the terminal that you are deaf and can pre board? Steve and I do most of the time.<BR/><BR/>We have flown to LA quite few times and only once we have had a bad experience. The TSA employee who happens to be oral deaf told us to remove our CI. We complained to her boss.Debbie/Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756577573134148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-71835576947341522662008-06-18T21:06:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:06:00.000-04:00Poor Abbie. <BR/><BR/>Hope the flight home was much better...and faster. Or are we in for another treat...a post about the flight(s) home, too? ;) <BR/><BR/>All's well that ends well.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-49384948493463924722008-06-18T21:02:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:02:00.000-04:00Jennifer,<BR/><BR/>LOL!!! I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time. No matter what it was it was hysterical! From black socks to butter balls, to me wacking you in the nose to tracking elevators made by ninjas! I had a blast with you and I can't wait to do it all over again! <BR/><BR/>I misssss you!!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-67339256525887148912008-06-18T20:17:00.000-04:002008-06-18T20:17:00.000-04:00Laurie,<BR/><BR/>You were like a bright flower on a cloudy day when I saw you come out of the hotel. I was just praying for the rest of the night to go right :)<BR/><BR/>You know, Alex mentioned that the deaf and hoh can board first but I think with everything going on, I completely forgot. I'm a noob... :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-52924033055698243832008-06-18T20:14:00.000-04:002008-06-18T20:14:00.000-04:00Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>Ugh.. I refuse to walk on the grass barefoot. I won't even take my sandals off to walk in the sand. I have a quaint fear of warts on the bottom of my feet.<BR/><BR/>*shiver*Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-81702871549862259522008-06-18T20:11:00.000-04:002008-06-18T20:11:00.000-04:00SeekGeo,<BR/><BR/>What are friends for?! You can laugh all you want. I laughed my rear end off at the eyebrow mishap :) Its all gravy baby :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.com